WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday-Jan. 2 2010

ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) - COLLIN WAGNER KICKED A 21-YARD FIELD GOAL WITH 57 SECONDS LEFT TO LIFT NO. 11 PENN STATE TO A 19-17 WIN FRIDAY OVER NO. 13 LSU IN THE CAPITAL ONE BOWL. PENN STATE COACH JOE PATERNO GOT HIS RECORD 24TH BOWL WIN AND HANDED LES MILES HIS FIRST LOSS IN FIVE BOWLS AS LSU COACH.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL ONE BOWL WITH STEVE JONES OF LEARFIELD SPORTS

BOSTON (AP) - THE NHL'S ANNUAL OUTDOOR WINTER CLASSIC WAS A CLASSIC. WITH FENWAY PARK'S GREEN MONSTER AS THE BACKDROP, THE BOSTON BRUINS BEAT THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 2-1 ON MARCO STURM'S OVERTIME GOAL BEFORE 38,000 FANS IN WHAT EVEN LOSING FLYERS COACH PETER LAVIOLETTE CALLED A "PERFECT DAY" AT FENWAY PARK.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEFENSIVE END BRETT KEISEL MISSED A THIRD CONSECUTIVE PRACTICE BECAUSE OF A NECK INJURY AND MIGHT NOT PLAY SUNDAY AT MIAMI. KEISEL IS LISTED AS QUESTIONABLE, BUT STEELERS PLAYERS RARELY PLAY AFTER NOT PRACTICING ALL WEEK.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - MICHAEL VICK PRACTICED FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK SUNDAY WHEN THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES PLAY DALLAS. VICK DIDN'T PLAY IN LAST SUNDAY'S WIN OVER DENVER BECAUSE OF A QUADRICEPS CONTUSION. HE NORMALLY BACKS UP DONOVAN MCNABB AND TAKES A FEW SNAPS EACH GAME.

DAVIE, FLA. (AP) - MIAMI DOLPHINS RUNNING BACK RICKY WILLIAMS IS QUESTIONABLE FOR THEIR SEASON FINALE AGAINST PITTSBURGH SUNDAY BECAUSE OF A SHOULDER INJURY. WILLIAMS WAS LIMITED IN PRACTICE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE INJURY OCCURRED IN LAST SUNDAY'S LOSS TO HOUSTON, WHEN WILLIAMS MISSED MUCH OF THE SECOND HALF.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - BEN ROETHLISBERGER HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS' MOST VALUABLE PLAYER BY HIS TEAMMATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS SIX-SEASON CAREER. ROETHLISBERGER, A PRO BOWL ALTERNATE, HAS THROWN FOR A TEAM-RECORD 4,108 YARDS WITH A GAME REMAINING SUNDAY AT MIAMI. HE HAS 23 TOUCHDOWN PASSES, 12 INTERCEPTIONS AND A 98.9 PASSER RATING.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - TIM TEBOW THREW FOR A CAREER-HIGH 482 YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS, RAN FOR 51 YARDS AND ANOTHER SCORE AND FIFTH-RANKED FLORIDA OVERWHELMED PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED CINCINNATI 51-24 IN THE SUGAR BOWL. TEEBOW FINISHED WITH 533 TOTAL YARDS - MORE THAN ANYONE IN BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES HISTORY.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (AP) - BOBBY BOWDEN WENT OUT A WINNER IN THE FINAL GAME OF HIS LEGENDARY CAREER. JERMAINE THOMAS RAN FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND FLORIDA STATE SCORED 20 STRAIGHT POINTS TO KNOCK OFF
18TH-RANKED WEST VIRGINIA 33-21 AT THE GATOR BOWL IN THE FINAL GAME
OF BOWDEN'S STORIED 44-YEAR CAREER AS A HEAD COACH.

PASADENA, CALIF. (AP) - EIGHTH-RANKED OHIO STATE BEAT SEVENTH-RANKED OREGON 26-17 IN THE ROSE BOWL. THE BUCKEYES OUTGAINED THE DUCKS 419-TO-260 IN TOTAL YARDS WITH SOPHOMORE QB TERRELLE PRYOR PASSING FOR A SEASON-HIGH 266 YARDS AND TWO TDS.

Friday's Scores

Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Auburn 38, Northwestern 35, OT

Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Penn State 19, LSU 17

Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida State 33, West Virginia 21

Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Ohio State 26, Oregon 17

Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Florida 51, Cincinnati 24

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final OT New York 112 Atlanta 108
Final Orlando 106 Minnesota 94
Final L-A Lakers 109 Sacramento 108

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final OT Boston 2 Philadelphia 1
Final OT Buffalo 4 Atlanta 3

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final ( 4) Purdue 77 ( 6) West Virginia 62
Final (19) New Mexico 68 Dayton 66
Final (20) Texas Tech 76 McNeese St. 75

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final Southern Cal 60 (19) Arizona St. 56

Saturday's Schedule - All Times EST
TOP 25 BASKETBALL
Men
No. 1 Kansas at No. 18 Temple, 5:30 p.m.
No. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Louisville, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh, Noon
No. 8 Villanova at Marquette, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Connecticut vs. Notre Dame, Noon
No. 11 Michigan State at No. 25 Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.
No. 17 Washington vs. Oregon, 5 p.m.
No. 24 UAB at Arkansas, Noon

Women
No. 1 Connecticut at Seton Hall, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Stanford vs. California, 3 p.m.
No. 5 Baylor vs. Texas State, 8 p.m.
No. 7 North Carolina vs. Winston-Salem, 2 p.m.
No. 17 Texas vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Noon
No. 20 Pittsburgh at Marquette, 8 p.m.
No. 22 Wisconsin-Green Bay at Cleveland State, 3 p.m.
No. 23 Virginia at Colorado, 5:30 p.m.
No. 24 Georgia Tech vs. Army, 2 p.m.

BOWL GAMES
International Bowl at Toronto: South Florida vs. Northern Illinois, Noon
Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas: Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi, 2 p.m.
PapaJohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala.: Connecticut vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m.
Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.: East Carolina vs. Arkansas, 5:30 p.m.
Alamo Bowl at San Antonio: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech, 9 p.m.

NBA

Cleveland at New Jersey, 1 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.
Washington at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.